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United States Patent | 5,757,706 |
Patel ,   et al. | May 26, 1998 |
A precharge leaker that removes latent bias charges or signals on bit lines. Latent bias charges removed by the present invention would otherwise slow the divergence of voltages or signals on the bit lines diverge as the data voltages or signals are applied.
Inventors: | Patel; Subeer K. (Santa Clara, CA); Tan; Chin-Shu (Folsom, CA) |
Assignee: | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 581452 |
Filed: | December 29, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 365/203; 365/189.11 |
Intern'l Class: | G11C 007/00 |
Field of Search: | 365/203,189.11,226 |
4627031 | Dec., 1986 | van Tran | 365/203. |
5157631 | Oct., 1992 | Shimogawa | 365/203. |
5276646 | Jan., 1994 | Kim | 365/226. |
5285416 | Feb., 1994 | Iokami | 365/203. |
5574695 | Nov., 1996 | Suzuki | 365/203. |